YOUTH HORTICULTURE DIVISION
Total premiums offered: $600
Maximum $5 for a Blue Ribbon. Bring exhibit in small, clear, disposable soft drink bottle to ensure uniformity of show, for classes Y-9 through Y-18. **
Research Project
561 Environmental Awareness Project: a. tree planting on city property, roadways, parks, etc. b. home landscaping c. composting
562 Production & Marketing: a. vegetable garden for home or market b. planting, production, or management of fruit plantings c. planting, production, or management of trees, scrubs, greenhouse crops, or garden perennials.
563 Experimental Horticulture: a. science fair exhibit involving experimental work with plants b. comparison of different varieties of vegetables or annual flowers c. comparison of mulching or other practices.
564 Horticulture Project Exhibits: a. how to propagate plants b. how to force spring bulbs c. how to start seeds d. how to graft cacti e. how to dry herbs
Plant Displays
Note: these items may not be watered daily. Enter at your own risk.
565 Terrariums
566 Dish Gardens (desert or tropical)
567 Vegetable bucket garden (grown in container)
568 Annual container garden (non-vegetable)
569 House plants
570 Hanging baskets
571 Herb Container Garden
572 Window Box Display
573 Upcycle Container Garden (Previously used container recycled, example, wood pallet garden).
574 Garden and/or Orchard Display – exhibit as many different fruits and/or vegetables from their garden as desired. Any size or type (minimum of five types) of produce may be displayed. The exhibit must be in a display container (box or basket) which can be easily moved.
GARDEN YOUTH DIVISION
Total Premiums Offered-$600
Maximum $5 for Blue Ribbon.
Bring exhibits on paper plates in sealable plastic bags. *Exhibits may not be returned to exhibitor. *
575 Tomato (3 per plate) Must be ripe (red or yellow color only) cherry type
576 Tomato (3 per plate) beef steak
577 Tomato (3 per plate) heirloom
578 Peppers, hot (3 per plate)
579 Peppers – bell (3 per plate)
580 Peppers – sweet (3 per plate)
581 Cucumbers, slicing (3 per plate)
582 Cucumbers, pickling (3 per plate)
583 Beans, snap or lima (6 per plate)
584 Corn, sweet (in the husk with silks) (2 ears per plate)
585 Cantaloupe (1 whole), halved
586 Squash, summer (2 per plate)
587 Eggplant (2 per plate)
588 Potato (3 per plate)
589 Largest tomato (by weight; must be ripe, red or yellow only)
590 Largest pumpkin (by weight)
591 Largest watermelon
FIELD CROPS YOUTH DIVISION
Total premiums offered $100.00
Maximum $5.00 for blue ribbon
TOBACCO (Division 2101)
4-H Exhibitor with highest total points is awarded the best exhibitor award and will receive an engraved plaque offered by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. To be eligible, exhibitor must enter three of the following classes:
*Burley - Stripped Dark Stripped
*Burley - Best Crop Green Stick - Dark
*Green Stick Burley Dark - Best Crop
*Potted Burley Potted Dark
Burley Division - Stripped
5 Flying
6 Lug
7 Leaf
8 Tip
Burley - Best Crop
15 Best Crop, 4-H, 4 grades
Dark Tobacco
26 4-H Best Crop (2 hands – 20 leaves each grade)
Green Dark Tobacco (By Sticks)
31 Dark
Growing Dark Tobacco Plant
33 Best potted growing plant of Dark Tobacco
Green Tobacco (by sticks)
36 Burley
39 Best potted growing plant of Burley Tobacco
All potted plants will become the property of the Kentucky State Fair and after judging will be used as decorations throughout the Fair for promotion of the Tobacco Department.
HAY (1/2 bale)
600 Alfalfa hay, ½ bale (no full bales accepted) from the current year's project crop, neatly tied and labeled
601 Red clover hay, ½ bale (no full bales accepted) from the current year's project crop, neatly tied and labeled
602 Timothy hay, ½ bale (no full bales accepted) from this current year's project crop, neatly tied and labeled. Place hay in a double strength plastic bag
603 Other grass hay, ½ bale (no full bales accepted) from this current year's project crop, neatly tied and labeled. Place hay in a double strength plastic bag
604 Mixed hay, ½ bale (no full bales accepted) from this current year's project crop, neatly tied and labeled.
YELLOW CORN
605 Yellow-ear from previous year’s crop, 8 ears shucked
606 Yellow-ear, from current year’s crop, 8 ears shucked
607 Yellow-shelled, from previous year’s crop, 0.5 gallon in a container, and labeled to show variety and yield
WHITE CORN
608 White-ear from previous year’s crop, 8 ears shucked, and labeled with variety and yield
609 White-ear, from current year’s crop, 8 ears shucked, and labeled with variety and yield
610 White-shelled from previous year’s crop, 0.5 gallon in a container, and labeled to show variety and yield
POPCORN
611 White popcorn-ear from previous year’s crops, 8 ears shucked, and labeled with variety and yield
612 Red popcorn-ear from previous year’s crops, 8 ears shucked, and labeled with variety and yield
613 Yellow popcorn-ear from previous year’s crop, 8 ears shucked, and labeled with variety and yield
FIELD SOYBEANS
614 Soybeans from the current year's crop, three stalks tied together below leaves, with roots intact, but free of soil, and labeled to show variety.
615 Soybeans from the previous year's crop. 1-gallon zip lock bag, and labeled to show
variety and yield.
GRAIN SORGUM (milo)
617 Grain Sorghum from the current year's crop, three stalks tied together below leaves, with roots intact, but free of soil, and labeled to show variety.
618 Grain Sorghum from the previous year's crop, 1-gallon zip lock bag, and labeled to show variety and yield.
SWEET SORGHUM
619 Sweet sorghum from the current year's crop, three stalks tied together below leaves, with roots intact, but free of soil, and labeled to show variety
WHEAT (soft, red, winter)
620 Wheat from the current year's crop, 0.5 gallon in a container, and labeled to show variety and yield.
621 Barley from the current year's crop, 0.5 gallon in a container, and labeled to show variety and yield.